Environmental application of nanotechnology: air, soil, and water

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 23, Issue 14, 2016, Pages 13754-13788

  Ibrahim, Rusul Khaleel ^a   Hayyan, Maan ^a   AlSaadi, Mohammed Abdulhakim ^a   Hayyan, Adeeb ^a   Ibrahim, Shaliza ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Nanomaterial application; Nanotechnology; Soil pollution; Water and wastewater

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIODEGRADATION; DISINFECTION; FILTRATION; GREENHOUSE GAS; HAZARDOUS WASTE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SOIL POLLUTION; THERMAL DECOMPOSITION; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; WASTE TECHNOLOGY;

HAZARDOUS WASTE;

AIR POLLUTION; ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HAZARDOUS WASTE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POLLUTION; PROCEDURES; WATER POLLUTION;

AIR POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; HAZARDOUS WASTE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 84963686080     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-6457-z     Document Type: Review

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